Is your small South African business affected by the coronavirus?

Is your small South African business affected by the coronavirus?

Will South Africans get subsidies and relief amid the coronavirus pandemic?

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South African small business owners are hit with the possibility of no income due to COVID-19. Are you one of them?

On Tuesday, UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed a new action plan after he said that "the UK has never, in peacetime, faced an economic fight like this one".

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The solution? Government-backed loans worth £330bn and a three-month mortgage holiday has been announced by the chancellor as part of "unprecedented" measures to help businesses and families. 

The measures will include a three-month mortgage holiday for those in difficulty because of coronavirus, as well as cash grants of £10,000 to 700,000 of the smallest businesses.

However, can the banks and the South African government afford to do the same?

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